Lucknow, Apr 8: In a shocking incident, a policeman was seen showering notes on women dancers at an event in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district. A video of the incident which is going viral on the internet shows a cop in police uniform and armed with a rifle standing on a stage with girls dancing around it.

Walking amidst the, he gives away currency notes to some of the girls dancing in front of him. The incident happened at a local fair event on Saturday night. The cop was deployed in the area for security purposes. Many others could be seen dancing with the girls while showering notes. The police personnel was suspended thereafter.

Watch the video here:

Cops in Uttar Pradesh seems to be gaining a lot of limelight for bad news. A sub-inspector in Uttar Pradesh's Mau town has been caught beating up a rape accused. The cop was seen hitting the man tied to a pillar, with a belt. After the video of the incident went viral, senior officials said that departmental action will be taken against the officer.

Last month, RJD leader from Bihar's Gopal Gunj district, identified as Arun Dadpuri was caught on camera making obscene gestures at a female dancer.

In a similar incident in 2015, two constables were caught on camera throwing money at a dancer at wedding after-party event in Vadodara. Reports of cops showering money on dancers in Varanasi later the same year had also surfaced.

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